Daily Homily: They Forsook the Temple of the Lord

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2 Chronicles 24:17-25 Psalm 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 Matthew 6:24-34
The princes of Judah came before King Joash and convinced him to forsake the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and serve the Asherim. This involved setting up sacred poles or trees in honor of the fertility goddess Asherah. …